Outpatient SBAR Form

SBAR (Situation, Background, Assessment, Recommendation) is a standardized communication tool that was developed by Kaiser Permanente to help health care professionals share critical information with each other. The Empowered Patient outpatient SBAR form (Situation, Background, Assessment, Request) helps patients and family members communicate with providers in person, by phone, or via email.

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